Blog Post #3

At first glance of the Guerncia, it is very overwhelming. There is a lot going on that it is a little hard to focus on a single point on the painting. The simplistic way of painting Picasso uses makes the image complex because of the overlapping of characters and inanimate objects which is very intriguing and draws the viewer to the painting. I enjoy the painting and the way it is painted, from the abstract, unrealistic way the characters drawn are portrayed to the absurd way he incorporates geometric shapes and figures. Overall it is very mind bending and objective in how the content of the painting is interpreted. I particularly enjoy the fact that he specifically uses only blacks, whites and greys to show the non-expressive, kind of exact and somber feeling across the whole painting. Through the use of lines and colors he depicts the pain and misfortune which is being taken place during the Spanish Civil War.